Amazing deals on IPS 27 inch monitors! *120Hz possible*

[rflair]

Originally Posted by trapper_87

Where abouts are you in Canada rflair? I just dropped in an order too.

Edit: I just broke and ordered an HIS 7970 IceQ X2 Turbo. So much for such a good deal, haha.

Toronto, ya new video card will be next also.

[trapper_87]

Nice, I should get mine a day or two after you, so post when yours comes in!

[MM10X]

Anyone have this monitor yet? I'm tempted to buy it to replace my 22".

From 120Hz.net $460 for a 80-120hz 2560x1440 monitor sounds VERY tempting. But the fact is an A- rated display, and other things are making me a bit cautious before ordering one.

[Hilbert Hagedoorn]

Originally Posted by MM10X

Anyone have this monitor yet? I'm tempted to buy it to replace my 22".

From 120Hz.net $460 for a 80-120hz 2560x1440 monitor sounds VERY tempting. But the fact is an A- rated display, and other things are making me a bit cautious before ordering one.

One rule applies, you get what you pay for. I am not expecting a brilliant monitor for the 329 USD I spent. Obvously I will not receive the 120MHz B revision as they are not in production (except for the batches at 120hz.net but these cost 460 USD).

I'm looking for a cheap big monitor for one of the test rigs. However for 329 USD a 27" 2560x1440 screen that has an LG color precise S-IPS screen .. that I am curious about as these are expensive screens. Even if the screen has minor flaws it's a steal for an S-IPS screen.

But again, you get what you pay for. I mean i bought my IPS dell U2711 for like 800 USD a year ago.

However if you read up on comments, it seems that the Yamakasi monitors are pretty darn good exept that the mount is a little plasticy, and why shouln't they be good as a screen -- they all have the new model LG screens S-IPS panels.

I'd say wait a little until the now already 3 peeps in this thread have received their monitor and see how good of a deal this really is / or not.

[rflair]

Originally Posted by TechFreaK

Is it available in something smaller, like 22-24"?

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/New-YAMAKASI-...item19ce6d3094

[trapper_87]

Mine just came in. I haven't even finished getting my 7970 tested out and now I get to push it even harder! I'll try and get some pics and such as I go.

[rflair]

Originally Posted by trapper_87

Mine just came in. I haven't even finished getting my 7970 tested out and now I get to push it even harder! I'll try and get some pics and such as I go.

Mine should be here tomorrow, so how is it and which one did your order?

[trapper_87]

I got the one linked in the first post. The 'basic' 27", no speakers one.

Honestly its pretty awesome.

The box wasn't packed into bubble wrap, and you can tell it was banged up quite a bit. There are gouges and holes in the box - But nothing major other than a small half inch hole on one of the edges.


It's tightly packed in there. One of the harder boxes to pull the Styrofoam out of the box it was so tight


The normal plastic wrap. Every inch was protected by the saran wrap like stuff - not just the monitor but the base as well.


I didn't think about it when I ordered it, but it comes with a wall plug for Asia, not North America! Luckily they were good enough to provide an adapter to use. I still ended up using one of my old cables instead.


Here is is beside my 23", it dwarfs it. Sorry for the quality - cell phone. I was watching a bit of Game of Thrones, seeing how it looked. NOTE: It looks really washed out - blame my phone and not the monitor - the screen looks great!


A quick shot of Skyrim. Again, not the best picture but I wanted a quick shot of it motion.



The whole base spins, kind of like the tray in a microwave. There is an inner ring that sits on the table and doesn't move. The rest of the base spins around on that inner ring. It works pretty nice, but does need 2 hands to make it smooth.

I haven't used it much (clearly - I just got it!), but the image so far is pretty awesome straight out of the box. Images and the quick video and Skyrim run I had looked great.

There is one thing I am not a fan of, and thats the base. When unboxing the base felt very plasticy and cheap. Once I had the monitor attached though and had it sitting on my desk it feels a lot more solid.

[rflair]

Cool, got the same one. Were there any import duty fees?

[trapper_87]

Yeah, I got hit with $30 for it at the door. Kind of a bummer, but to be expected.

[deltatux]

Originally Posted by trapper_87

Originally Posted by rflair

Cool, got the same one. Were there any import duty fees?

Originally Posted by trapper_87

Yeah, I got hit with $30 for it at the door. Kind of a bummer, but to be expected.

The C.O.D kinda gave it away, rarely are packages sent C.O.D unless it's a failed RMA, duty fees or business purpose (usually would be designated as F.O.B, but that's another story lol).

deltatux

[rflair]

Originally Posted by rflair

I could see the Import Invoice slip, was wondering more what the fees were.

deltatux, how do you like your new PC.

Edit, lol I quoted myself.

[deltatux]

Originally Posted by rflair

deltatux, how do you like your new PC.

Edit, lol I quoted myself.

It's fast and stable ... heat is a pain though, not used to seeing temp going higher than 42C which wasn't an issue with my old Phenom II lol.

deltatux

[Veteran]

Is this monitor a 120hz model(revision B)?I wouldnt worry to much about the base,that can be easily changed as there all a standard fit.

[Hilbert Hagedoorn]

Nice now I'm really curious, mine should arrive either today or Monday.

[Hilbert Hagedoorn]

Update: Ok so mine has arrived.















Looking good. No dead pixels, nice sharp quality.
VERY good black levels, though a bit white wash with a totally black screen. But this is the nature of LED. The screen is very reflective and glossy, so you do need to be prepared for that. Response time feels very good.

Overall this looks to be a great deal. Monitor color gamut is a little off in the blue's though, so it will need a hint of calibration on the color spectrum. It's setup fairly good at defaults though.

DHL customs totally rip us off in the Netherlands though, 63 EUR customs duties (!).

More later.

Update it's a SE2D revision, definitely not 120Hz 2B stock.

[CronoGraal]

seems like quite the sekc monitor for its price!

[Mufflore]

Can you do some comparison shots?

[Hilbert Hagedoorn]

Okay this seems like an incredible deal. S-IPS, 27", high res, low input lag, no dead pixels, glossy (if that's your thing), etc.

One real downside, the cheapest model (that i bought) doesn't have an OSD menu. So you'll be tweaking through the display driver control panel. The Multi model does seem to have that option though.

Preliminary conclusion, though not 'perfect' and OSD aside .. it's good. Definitely worth $329 / 250 EUR. If the color gamut can be adjust a little more to 99.99% color precise, this screen could very well replace my Dell U2711.

But if you seek perfection.. it can be found at 2, 3 even 4x the pricing of this monitor. Yup not bad.

Ehm Standby mode consumes 2 Watt. Darkish screen 60 Watts and lots of whites in the screen 66 Watts.

[Veteran]

Hilbert how do you get the 120hz one?,excuse me for not reading the Oc.net thread...yet

[Hilbert Hagedoorn]

You need a B revision, which isn't available anymore. 120hz.net (look at their frontpage) however arranged a new batch of 100 pieces, they sell it yet it's significantly more expensive though at 459 USD. So you need to make a judgement call if that is worth the extra cash.

[Mufflore]

If they vet the displays to make sure they are defect free and definitely work at 120Hz, that adds value/peace of mind.

[morbias]

Thinking about it though, what sort of ungodly GPU setup would be needed for 120 fps at that resolution..!

If I had 120hz available I would want to use every last one

[CronoGraal]

are there any avg values for input lag? :0

[k3vst3r]

so worth a punt then